We arrive in Puri another incredibly important pilgrimage place for Hindus. The highlight of this place so far has to be the amazing bacon, cheese and tomato toastie I had for lunch. Simply delicious, the best bacon in India! That may be a bit of a harsh comment of this enchanting city though. The afternoon we arrived we went on a cycle rickshaw tour of the old city. It is a weird feeling being driven around in these push bikes with passenger seats; as you feel...

Tonight is another bush camp, we drive through the stunning backwaters, cross the lake on a small car ferry and set our site up beside a hill overlooking the water. The location is great; there is also the added bonus of not having too many local people hanging around to watch us. The rest of the day is spent relaxing and enjoying being out the truck after a really long drive the previous day. In the evening our local guide had arranged the food for us and we ...

Andra Pradesh one of the most underdeveloped states in India and is home to the Orissa Tribes. The area has many different tribes that all live and work in different ways but also have many similarities. Due to some unrest in these areas and with tourists not always being respectful, we are travelling around this area with a local tourism company, who knows guides know the villages and its people and is also keen to help encourage sustainable tourism. I think b...

The journey to Visakhapatnam is too much to make in one day so we stop on the way to bush camp. India is not a country designed for camping, not only is the very concept alien to them, but with a population of a billion, it is very hard to get away from people. As it starts to get dark we head off the main road and down the side roads in search of a place to sleep. After much meandering through various villages and past lots of agricultural land, we finally fin...

I reach the end of the first leg of my overlanding trip as we enter Chennai. On the way we stop at a crocodile farm which was surprisingly good. I could not believe how many there were, I believe it is a breeding programme, so clearly a very successful one. Sadly we only have one day to explore the city of Chennai, so we head to the Museum and National Galleries. My favourite part was actually the children's museum, there were lots of dolls dressed in tradition...